Oxytocin is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter. Hormones travel through the blood and act on cells. Electrical signals in your brain and nerves cause chemicals called neurotransmitters to release ...

Of the dozens of hormones found in the human body, oxytocin might just be the most overrated. Linked to the pleasures of romance, orgasms, philanthropy, and more, the chemical has been endlessly ...

Taking the ‘love hormone’ is unlikely to be a miracle cure to mend marriages, suggests University of Essex research. The study – in collaboration with Cardiff University - has shown that therapy helps ...

Tonix Pharmaceuticals has licensed oxytocin-based therapeutic technology for the treatment of rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome. The agreement with French research institute Inserm continues ...